iOS 27 to make key design changes to ‘streamline’ Liquid Glass: report

Source: 9to5Mac

We’re less than a month away from Apple announcing iOS 27 at WWDC. A new report today offers a closer look at what to expect from design changes and new features for key apps, including Camera, Safari, Weather, and more.

iOS 27 to include design changes, new features for many apps

The report comes from Bloomberg and says that Apple is planning “noticeable design changes across several areas” with iOS 27. “The interface changes are meant to streamline the Liquid Glass design language,” the report explains.

One of the biggest changes will reportedly be for the Camera, which saw a dramatic redesign last year as part of iOS 26. According to the story, the Camera app will become fully customizable in iOS 27. Users will be able to choose their own set of controls to appear at the top of the Camera app interface. Apple is referring to these controls as “widgets.”

In Safari, Bloomberg reports that iOS 27 will introduce a new start page with four tabs at the top, making it easier to switch between “favorites, bookmarks, a reading list of saved articles, and browsing history.”

The Weather app will also add a new “Conditions” section on the main page, showing users more in‑depth data for things like rain and wind. Currently, this data is hidden on a separate page for each city.

Apple is also reversing course on one of the key design changes it introduced with iOS 26: the tab bar. In iOS 27, Apple plans to combine the search tab with the other tabs in apps such as Podcasts, TV, Music, Health, and News.

A new animation will show “the keys sliding up from the bottom” when a user brings up the on‑screen keyboard.

The Image Playground app in iOS 27 has been “completely redesigned,” according to the report. Apple is also adding a new “describe a change” option to easily edit an image after it’s created, and has been testing upgraded models to make images created with the app more lifelike.